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WATCH LIVE: Hegseth and Caine give Iran war update as conflict nears third week

By Claire Carter
Published March 19, 2026 7:56am ET
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WATCH LIVE: Hegseth and Caine give Iran war update as conflict nears third week
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Air Force Gen. Dan Caine conduct a press briefing on Operation Epic Fury at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., March 13, 2026. (DoW photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Milton Hamilton)

War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will hold a press conference on Thursday at 8 a.m. to give updates on the war in Iran. 

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